Re: Newton's 3rd law? was Re: inertial forces (definition)

[John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPOMONA.EDU>]

On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Bob Sciamanda wrote:

> I only disagree with your "To which I, and I think most of us, shout,
> "Nonsense."
> It is not nonsense; it is another way of diagramming what is known and may
> be helpful.
>
> You are always a civilized, rational font of discussion;  there are others
> who, of late, are beginning to taint this group with pontifical
> excommunications.  Sorry if I over-reacted by using your mild outburst as
> an occasion for venting.  I love Physics and rationality - I detest ad
> hominem bickering and grand-standing.

I appreciate your point.  Indeed, my reaction (or overreaction, if you
will) was primarily to the original poster's apparent insistence that you
*had* to show the centripetal force on an FBD.  Perhaps I didn't make that
clear enough.  (And I still say it's nonsense!)

John Mallinckrodt      mailto:ajm@csupomona.edu
Cal Poly Pomona          http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm